News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-08-11
CAM BRIDGE,


The cold wave reached us on Sunday
morning.
b. f. Wiley returned last week from
his western trip.
Josie Weston intends to return to his
home in Wisconsin soon.
Goads belonging to l.. A. Blaisdell'i
estate were sold at auction Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Scott. of Water.
vile, were in town Sunday.
B. S. Fullington and party started on
Monday to visit the new slide in Under
hill.
X. 5. Fuller will sell at auction next
Wednesday fifty large mountain horses.
See advt.
Rev. J. E. Bowen offfciated at the fun
eral OF Robbie Hobart on Wednesday OF
last week.
Those who have been in attendance at
the Round Lake Summer School returned
on Monday.
Miss Annie Putnam writes from Cros-
byside, Lake George, that she eniovs il
very much there.
The road machine has been doing good
service of late, under the charge of Com
missioner Sherman.
The friends of Rev. II. A. Bushnell
were glad to greet him again Saturday,
he being on his way to Georgia.
Mrs. Leslie Platt and daughter. OF
Hyde Park, ILL.,. arrived Friday and are
now the guests of Mrs. w. Ell. Parker.
Some one remarked Saturday that it
was quite lively here-a picnic, ball
game and auction all going on the same
day.
The Jericho ball club rode home on
THURSDAY afternoon feeling exceedingly
well about their victory over the Lone
Stars: score 80 to 81.
George Baker, our photographer, is to
be on the camp ground during the meet
ings, and also at the Grand Army en-
campment, with his camera.
Among the picnickers here Saturday.
and well known to Cambridge people,
were Col. Sawyer, l.. III. Lewis. of the
News AND CITIZEN, DR.. Deming' who is
now in Hyde Park on professional BUSH
ness, L. III. Porter and j. w. Redmond.
The Grand Army drill and picnic at
Charles Davis on Saturday, owing to
the inclemency of the weather, was not
largely attended. d. G. Holmes extend
ed an invitation for veterans and their
wives to meet at his residence on Satur-
day of this week for drill and picnic. A
full attendance is desired.
A lawn party was given by the ladies
OF the Congregational society last We'd
nesday evening, on the grounds OF w.
III. Parker, which were decorated with
Chinese lanterns. The literary exercis
es were highly spoken of, the recitations
by Miss Kate Cornell being received
with especial favor. Ice cream and cake
were served, the receipts of the evening
being SO.
The summer term of school in district
NO. 0, closed August 9TH. Whole num-
Der of scholars %; average attendance
10 1-6. Those having no tardy or absent
marks were Ernest Griswold, Percy Sim
clair. Eta Stephenson, Maud Kenfield,
Myrtle Witherell, Bertha Newcomb and
May McLenathan. Sammie Newcomb
was absent but one-half day and had no
tardy mark. Willie Sinclair had no alb
sent marks and but one tardy mark. Hat
tie StearnS was absent one-half day. Lau-
IA Clark and Oracle Griswold one dav
each and Johnnie Stearns two days.
KATIE w. COLLINS, Teacher.
On the day of the picnic, Saturday, the
9th, heavy rain fell about Z q. M, con-
sequently very few of either Sunday
school were at the depot to meet the
Hyde Park school, thinking they would
not come, but were happily disappointed
when they arrived about noon. After
marching to w. II. Parker's grounds
lunch was spread, and about D. IN.
most OF the party went to see the ball
game between the Crescents and Lone
Star base ball mines. All of our guests
seemed determined to make the best of
everything, and anti the close of the
game, about ) O'Clock, were interested
spectators. The Lone Stars were defeat
ed by the Crescents, the score standing
D to %. The ladies, guests and band
were admitted free, but the receipts of
the occasion were $l0.S6. The home
club deserve communication for the man
ly way in which the invitation was word
ed-''Seats will be provided for the 10
dies and no pains will be spared for their
comfort; strict order will be maintained.
that no one may be offended Congrat-
ulatlons are due them on the success of
their efforts. Although they lost the
game, they have won considerable
place III the estimation of our people by
their gentlemanly conduct of the pro-
ceedlngs. The weather was quite warm
III the afternoon, but not uncomfortable,
owing to the breeze. Our guests depart
ed about p. NJ, bat were too polite to
express the disappointment they may
have felt. We are sure they would have
been pleased with tho view from the
Park had the day been suitable for sight
seeing. Among the Hyde Park people
we noticed Mr.. and Mrs. George Gil
more, Mrs. Henry Bailey, and Henry
Thomas and daughter Edith, all of whom
were former residents here.